Seth Marvin

14 February 1773–12 November 1823 (Age 50)
Oxford, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States

The Life of Seth

When Seth Marvin was born on 14 February 1773, in Oxford, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States, his father, Seth Marvin, was 27 and his mother, Mary Julia Polly Little, was 23. He married Temperance Bradley on 18 September 1796. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 12 November 1823, in Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States, at the age of 50.

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Family Time Line

Seth Marvin
1773–1823
Temperance Bradley
1776–1834
Marriage: 18 September 1796
Grant Bradley Marvin
1797–1798
Juliana Marvin
1799–1873
Grant Bradley Marvin
1801–1881
Abigail Gardner Marvin
1802–1880
Temperance Woodhull Marvin
1805–1809
Susan J Marvin
1807–
Temperance Woodhull Marvin
1809–
William Marvin
1811–1811
Seth Marvin
1812–1813
Mary Elizabeth Marvin
1814–1892
Harriet Newell Marvin
1817–1843

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
18 September 1796
Orange, NY
children

(11)

    Grant Bradley Marvin

    Male1797–1798Male

    Juliana Marvin

    Female1799–1873Female

    Grant Bradley Marvin

    Male1801–1881Male

    Abigail Gardner Marvin

    Female1802–1880Female

    Temperance Woodhull Marvin

    Female1805–1809Female

+6 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(7)

+2 More Children

World Events (8)

1776

Age 3

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776

Age 3

New York is the 11th state.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

Age 14

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

Name Meaning

English:1. from the Middle English personal name Merewine (Old English Maerwin, from mær ‘fame’ + win ‘friend’). 2. from the Old English personal name Merefinn, derived from Old Norse Mora-Finnr. 3. from the Old English personal name Mǣrwynn, composed of the elements mǣr ‘famous’, ‘renowned’ + wynn ‘joy’. 4. from the Welsh personal name Merfyn, Mervyn, composed of the Old Welsh elements mer, which probably means ‘marrow’, + myn ‘eminent’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Seth Marvin, "Find A Grave Index"
  • CEMETERIES OF CHESTER NEW YORK, by Orange County Genealogical Society, (Nathan W. Helme Farm, page 71)
  • Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Ct.: 1638 and 1635, sons of Edward Marvin, of Great Bentley, England; Published 1904.

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